RSP wins 112 direct seats, eyes two-thirds majority as count nears completion
Summary
The Rastriya Swatantra Party leads with 112 direct seats and is set to achieve a two-thirds majority in Nepal's 275-seat House of Representatives, potentially allowing constitutional amendments without other parties' support.
Key Points
- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 112 direct seats and leads in 13 more from 164 constituencies.
- RSP received nearly half of all proportional representation votes, totaling 1,763,006.
- Nepali Congress follows with 600,389 votes, and CPN-UML with 502,552 in proportional votes.
- RSP is expected to reach or surpass a two-thirds majority in the 275-seat House of Representatives after proportional seat allocation.
